Duplicate of Grade 6 Science: Review for Test on Climate

The ozone hole above Antarctica is expanding.

Whitehouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere.

The Green House Effect is the process by which Earth's atmosphere traps solar energy.

What is caused by the tilt of Earth's axis as Earth travels around the sun?

CFCs are chloroflurocarbons.

A small area with climate conditions that differ from those around it is ___.

La Nina is a temporary warm water event in the Pacific Ocean.

Deep mixing machines move and mix water all around the world.

The Humid Subtropical Marine Climate is dry and cold.

The Polar Bear climate, located in the tundra, is the coldest climate.

Deep ocean currents are caused by the difference in density of ocean water, based on salinity.

As altitude increases, so does temperature.

Tropical snowy climates rain year round and have distinct dry and and rainy seasons.

The long-term, average conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds and clouds is ___.

The Tropical Zone is located near the North Pole.

Factors that influence precipitation include

The Mediterranean Marine Climate has mild winters and summers.

The Polar Zone is the warmest region.

A forest in which large amounts of rain fall year round is the ___.

Melting glaciers and rising sea levels are possible effects of Global Warming.

Dry climates are in semi-arid edges of the desert.

La Nina is a temporary cold water event in the Pacific Ocean.

If it is Spring in the northern hemisphere, it is Fall in the southern hemisphere.

Fertile soil turning into dust bowls, rising ocean temperatures, and increases in oxygen are __

The ozone layer protects us from ultraviolet rays.

Surface ocean currents can be ___.

The Temperate Zone is between the Tropical Zone and the Polar Zone.

The Ice Age was a time in the past when the glaciers covered large parts of the Moon's surface.

Permafrost is permanently frozen tundra soil.

Factors that influence temperature include

Surface ocean currents are mainly driven by global winds.

The movement of cold water upward from the deep ocean is called upwelling.

Global Warming is the gradual increase in the temperature of Earth's atmosphere.

CFCs are chemical compounds used in

Dry climates are arid deserts and have more than 25 cm of precipitation per year.

The Highlands are surrounded by regions colder than them.

CFCs are a major cause of ozone depletion.

Deep ocean currents are warm.

Latitude is the elevation above sea level.

World Climate Zones are based on latitude.